The Journal of the Viola da Gamba Society Text has been scanned with OCR and is therefore searchable. The format on screen does not conform with the printed Chelys. The original page numbers have been inserted within square brackets: e.g. [23]. Where necessary footnotes here run in sequence through the whole article rather than page by page and replace endnotes. The pages labelled ‘The Viola da Gamba Society Provisional Index of Viol Music’ in some early volumes are omitted here since they are up-dated as necessary as The Viola da Gamba Society Thematic Index of Music for Viols, ed. Gordon Dodd and Andrew Ashbee, 1982-, available on CD-ROM. Each item has been bookmarked: go to the ‘bookmark’ tab on the left. To avoid problems with copyright, photographs have been omitted. Contents of Volume 21 (1992) Margaret Urquhart article 1 Was Christopher Simpson a Jesuit? Chelys, vol. 21 (1992), pp. 3-26 Pamela Willetts article 2 John Lilly: a redating Chelys, vol. 21 (1992), pp. 27-38 Annette Otterstedt, trans. Hans Reiners article 3 A sentimental journey through Germany and England Chelys, vol. 21 (1992), pp. 39-56 Adrian Rose article 4 Rudolph Dolmetsch (1906-1942): the first modern viola da gamba virtuoso Chelys, vol. 21 (1992), pp. 57-78 John Catch article 5 Bach’s violetta: a conjecture Chelys, vol. 21 (1992), pp. 79-80 David Pinto book review 1 Andrew Ashbee, The Harmonious Musick of John Jenkins, vol. 1 Chelys, vol. 21 (1992), pp. 81-85 Peter Holman book review 2 Watkins Shaw, The Succession of Organists of the Chapel Royal and the Cathedrals of England and Wales from c. 1538 Chelys, vol. 21 (1992), pp. 85-87 Peter Holman book review 3 M. Alexandra Eddy, The Rost Manuscript of Seventeenth-Century Music: A Thematic Catalog Chelys, vol. 21 (1992), pp. 87-89 Michael Fleming book review 4 Kevin Coates, Geometry, Proportion and the Art of Lutherie Chelys, vol. 21 (1992), pp. 90-91 Andrew Ashbee music review 1 John Coprario, Consort Music in two-, three- and four-parts Chelys, vol. 21 (1992), pp. 92-93 Ian Payne music review 2 Eight Consort Songs by William Byrd Chelys, vol. 21 (1992), pp. 93-95 Alison Crum music review 3 The Collected Works of Henry Butler Chelys, vol. 21 (1992), pp. 95-96 Ian Gammie book review 4 Margaret Panofsky, Bass Viol Technique Chelys, vol. 21 (1992), pp. 96-97 Ian Gammie music review 4 First Solos for Treble, Tenor & Bass Viols (ed. Crum) Chelys, vol. 21 (1992), p. 97 Hazelle Miloradovitch book review 5 Carol Herman, Alphabet Soup, a tablature primer for viols Chelys, vol. 21 (1992), pp. 98-99 Rita Morey music review 5 John Ward, Five In Nomines for Four Viols Chelys, vol. 21 (1992), p. 99 Christopher D. S. Field music review 6 John Jenkins: Two Fantasia-Suites for Treble Viol (Violin), Bass Viol and Organ Chelys, vol. 21 (1992), pp. 99-101 Julie Anne Sadie music review 7 Étienne Moulinié, Fantaises à quatre pour les violes Chelys, vol. 21 (1992), pp. 101-102 Julie Anne Sadie music review 8 Johann Sebastian Bach, Suite in g Minor (BMV 993) Chelys, vol. 21 (1992), p. 102 Julie Anne Sadie music review 9 Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Due sonate a viola da gamba e basso Chelys, vol. 21 (1992), p. 103 Peter Walls music review 10 Chamber Music of the 18th Century for Lute, Transverse flute, Oboe, Violin, Cello & Viola da Gamba Chelys, vol. 21 (1992), pp. 103-104 Chelys vol. 21 (1992), article 1 [3] WAS CHRISTOPHER SIMPSON A JESUIT? MARGARET URQUHART By the autumn of 1642, the Duke of Newcastle, commander of the northern army of Charles I with his lieutenant general, Sir William Davenant, had established his headquarters at York, where he pursued the arts of war in courtly style. There had been a considerable rallying of support from the Yorkshire Roman Catholic gentry for the king’s cause and among Newcastle’s family retinue was a Christopher Simpson, designated quartermaster in a troop of horse led by Lord Henry Cavendish, the younger son of the duke who was a boy of twelve at the time.1 This well educated man in his thirties came from a yeoman Catholic family based near Egton in North Yorkshire, but what qualities and experience did he possess which prompted the duke to select him for such closeness to his son? When examining the types of education which were available to a Catholic boy of his status, a major hypothesis developed. Had Simpson been educated abroad and if so, was there the possibility that he had been trained for the priesthood? The English Jesuit records revealed that there was a Christopher Sampson or Simpson whose time scale and general background merited investigation.2 In presenting the results, of this research, the Jesuit and the musician are brought together for the first time and the question posed as to whether they could have been one and the same man.3 The family background of Christopher Simpson (m) The Harleian pedigree, ‘The Armes and Creast of Christopher Simpson of Hunthouse’, has provided a source for Simpson’s (m) family connections, but as it will emerge, the tree is far from complete and at times at variance with the facts.4 The arms were not registered with the College of Arms, nor- does the family appear in the Heralds’ Visitations of the period. They are identical to those of another Simpson family of Leeds (without the crest) but other Yorkshire Simpsons with similar arms and crests can be found at Edgeston, 1 M. Urquhart, `Sir Robert Bolles Bt. of Scampton', Chelys, 16 (1987), 16. 2 G. Anstruther, The Seminary Priests, 2 (1975), 278. 3 Since there are four Christopher Simpsons involved, they will be defined as follows: Christopher Simpson (f) - the father of the musician. Christopher Simpson (m) - the musician. Christopher Simpson (S. J.) - the Jesuit. Christopher Simpson (n) - the nephew of the musician. 4 GB-Lbl Harl. MS 5800, f. 21; see Appendix 1. A copy of the pedigree can be found in G.W. Boddy's article (see note 6). Appendix I gives a summary and notes on additional findings. Arms: Per bend Sable and Or, a lion rampant counterchanged. Crest: Out of a mural crown Azure, a demi-lion guardant per pals Or and Sable, holding a sword. Motto: Nulla lux sine umbra. Chelys vol. 21 (1992), article 1 Rydale and South Duffield. None of the latter appear to have had any connection with the Simpsons of Nottinghamshire, Richmond or Egton. The pedigree covers the generations from Simpson’s (m) great- grandfather, Christopher Simpson of Nottinghamshire, to the descendants of his brother, Stephen. Sirnpson’s (m) grandfather, George Simpson of Richmond, who married Elizabeth White of Skinningrove, has proved to be difficult to trace. He may have been a George Simpson of Richmond, who died in 1600 in the parish of Ormesby in Cleveland who had a wife Elizabeth, who died in 1604.5 Christopher Simpson (f), described in the recusant returns as a cordwainer or shoemaker, was, in fact, the actor-manager of a group of players based at [4] Egton which was largely contained by family ties and achieved a certain notoriety for performances on several tours of the great houses of the area. His career can be traced in recusant records from 1595 when he was a boy actor of fifteen. He escaped from arrest in 1609, was fined in 1612 and denounced as a rogue by the Lord Chief Justice in 1614.6 The Egton players had the protection of Catholic land- owning families of the area, Sir Richard Chomley being time their chief patron. Katherine Radcliffe of Ugthorpe, a notable recusant and harbourer of priests, had, as we shall see, an even more significant connection with the Simpsons.7 The earliest date which can he found for the marriage of Christopher Simpson (f) to Dorothy Pearson of Rosedale is 1604 when they were in Egton suspected of having been married in secret.8 The pedigree describes Simpson (f) as being of Westonby which was a vill of Egton situated somewhat remotely on high ground about half a mile to the north of Egton and at the same distance to the south of Ugthorpe. Christopher Simpson (m) gave his place of origin as Hunt House, a hill farm near Goathland on the edge of Wheeldale Moor. The farm had been left to Katherine Radcliffe by her father and when she died in 1614/5, she left it to her cousin, Ralph Harding of Hollingside who had 5 Parish Records of Ormesby, Cleveland, Cleveland County Archives. 6 G.W. Boddy, `Players of Interludes in North Yorkshire in the early seventeenth century', North Yorkshire County Record Office Journal, 3 (April 1976), 95. 7 Katherine Radcliffe of Ugthorpe (c. 1560-1614/5) was the only daughter of Roger Radcliffe and his first wife, Dorothy Bigod of Mulgrave. Katherine and Ralph Harding of Hollingside, Co. Durham who were first cousins, their grandfather having been William Radcliffe of Tunstall, Co. Durham, lived at Ugthorpe from about 1582. They may have been married in secret. Katherine was convicted in 1590 and her estate seized for her failure to pay various fines. In 1593, by the intervention and appeal of her friends at court and upon payment of two-thirds of her fine, she was released from York Castle but limited to residence at Ugthorpe. She continued to support impoverished relatives and to shelter priests, despite the continued presence of Privy Council spies. A priest's hole can still be seen in the outer buildings at Ugthorpe, which is now a farm.